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Lowest poverty rate, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Lyon County, IAIA12,3544.7%−33%

02Grundy County, IAIA12,3615.1%+11%

03Dallas County, IAIA118,4575.2%−8%

04Worth County, IAIA7,3385.3%−36%

05Sioux County, IAIA36,7745.5%−15%

06Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8995.7%−46%

07Madison County, IAIA17,2705.8%−13%

08Mitchell County, IAIA10,6506.7%−38%

09Warren County, IAIA57,3316.7%+32%

10Winnebago County, IAIA10,2516.9%−17%

11Mills County, IAIA14,7936.9%−16%

12Bremer County, IAIA25,2967.1%+40%

13Taylor County, IAIA5,8357.1%−41%

14Boone County, IAIA26,7997.2%−6%

15Plymouth County, IAIA25,6977.2%+20%

16Marion County, IAIA34,1927.3%−5%

17Buchanan County, IAIA20,8837.4%−22%

18Cedar County, IAIA18,3597.4%+33%

19Carroll County, IAIA20,3037.4%+15%

20Hamilton County, IAIA14,9447.5%+20%

21Dickinson County, IAIA18,0777.5%+26%

22Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6637.8%−6%

23Fremont County, IAIA6,5228.1%−14%

24Washington County, IAIA22,6678.2%+9%

25Iowa County, IAIA16,5048.4%+69%

26Delaware County, IAIA17,6748.7%+9%

27Harrison County, IAIA14,6238.7%+22%

28Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7338.8%+10%

29Benton County, IAIA26,0048.8%+44%

30Shelby County, IAIA11,6898.9%+48%

31Howard County, IAIA9,4159.0%−4%

32Greene County, IAIA8,6589.0%+12%

33Jasper County, IAIA38,1539.1%+40%

34Louisa County, IAIA10,4169.1%−3%

35Guthrie County, IAIA10,7829.1%+14%

36Linn County, IAIA232,0289.4%+44%

37Jones County, IAIA21,2539.5%+10%

38Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3729.5%+12%

39Muscatine County, IAIA41,8539.6%+8%

40Hardin County, IAIA16,4559.6%+21%

41Dubuque County, IAIA99,3819.9%+28%

42Emmet County, IAIA9,10710.0%+22%

43Ringgold County, IAIA4,64210.0%−30%

44Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99610.3%+23%

45Polk County, IAIA516,54610.4%+30%

46Clay County, IAIA16,20210.4%+26%

47Davis County, IAIA9,23010.4%−12%

48Sac County, IAIA9,52510.5%+6%

49Henry County, IAIA19,34910.7%+22%

50Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44910.9%+4%

51Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36810.9%+11%

52Hancock County, IAIA10,52811.0%+82%

53O'Brien County, IAIA14,22011.1%+53%

54Adair County, IAIA7,40311.1%+45%

55Butler County, IAIA14,04911.1%+39%

56Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81911.2%+23%

57Cass County, IAIA12,96011.2%+1%

58Audubon County, IAIA5,50911.3%+46%

59Kossuth County, IAIA14,32211.3%+11%

60Allamakee County, IAIA14,23811.4%+19%

61Calhoun County, IAIA9,56211.6%+15%

62Ida County, IAIA6,77711.6%+32%

63Marshall County, IAIA39,89011.6%+14%

64Cherokee County, IAIA11,36911.8%+63%

65Union County, IAIA11,82911.9%+4%

66Scott County, IAIA175,25911.9%+13%

67Jackson County, IAIA19,28811.9%+16%

68Fayette County, IAIA19,04712.0%+12%

69Osceola County, IAIA5,98012.2%+73%

70Clayton County, IAIA16,84512.3%+43%

71Keokuk County, IAIA9,79712.3%+22%

72Lee County, IAIA32,30612.4%+28%

73Woodbury County, IAIA106,64912.4%+20%

74Page County, IAIA14,85612.4%−1%

75Floyd County, IAIA14,90112.5%+34%

76Montgomery County, IAIA10,00212.5%+38%

77Tama County, IAIA16,79612.6%+19%

78Mahaska County, IAIA21,88012.7%+29%

79Monona County, IAIA8,53912.8%+36%

80Van Buren County, IAIA7,13113.1%+3%

81Monroe County, IAIA7,40613.2%+46%

82Jefferson County, IAIA15,29113.2%+21%

83Wright County, IAIA12,80113.4%+89%

84Adams County, IAIA3,61713.4%+44%

85Humboldt County, IAIA9,40913.6%+65%

86Clinton County, IAIA46,00213.7%+34%

87Webster County, IAIA36,83814.3%+43%

88Lucas County, IAIA8,84714.4%+5%

89Des Moines County, IAIA38,07714.9%+39%

90Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53215.5%+18%

91Decatur County, IAIA7,65515.8%+2%

92Franklin County, IAIA9,86815.8%+99%

93Wayne County, IAIA6,73816.0%+14%

94Wapello County, IAIA35,21016.6%+26%

95Johnson County, IAIA160,04417.2%+15%

96Clarke County, IAIA9,57417.4%+103%

97Crawford County, IAIA16,23718.7%+69%

98Appanoose County, IAIA12,07719.7%+35%

99Story County, IAIA101,29120.0%+42%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS